Volk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crowd noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
- folk adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
- multitude noun A very large number of people or things.
- nation noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
- people noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
- popular adj Liked, enjoyed, or supported by a large number of people.
- tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.
Senses
Volk is used for these senses in English:
- folk (architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.
- folk (countable, archaic) A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
- multitude The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.
- nation (collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- people A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
- people's In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.
- popular Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. [from 16th c.]
- tribe A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
crowd — full definition
- noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
- noun A particular social group someone belongs to or hangs out with.
- verb To push or press together into a small space.
folk — full definition
- adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
- noun A genre of traditional or traditionally-styled music, often acoustic and rooted in a particular culture.